Tear Gas Device for Home Use Is Selling Fast
- Byrna Technologies’s shares are up more than 500% this year
- Company credits fears over frayed ‘fabric of civil society’
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A supplier of tear gas to the police and the military is experiencing a surge in demand for a launcher it makes for home use as consumers anxious about civil unrest arm themselves for self defense.
Byrna Technologies Inc.’s Byrna HD resembles a pistol and comes in seven colors -- including hot pink and desert tan. It can fire a solid ball about the size of a quarter or ones filled with a blend of tear gas and pepper spray.